5.  The applicant was born in 1958 and lives in Celje.
6.  On 8 September 1993 the applicant was injured in a car accident. As a result, he remained permanently disabled in part. The applicant had taken out insurance with the insurance company ZT.
7.  On 6 August 1996 the applicant instituted civil proceedings against ZT in the Celje District Court (Okrožno sodišče v Celju) seeking damages in the amount of 3,200,733 tolars (approximately 13,350 euros) for the injuries sustained.
Between 10 October 1996 and 12 January 2000 the applicant lodged nine preliminary written submissions and adduced evidence.
On 5 November 1996 and 9 September 1998 he requested that a date be set for a hearing.
Of the three hearings held between 22 January 1998 and 3 February 2000 none was adjourned at the request of the applicant.
During the proceedings the court appointed orthopaedic and neurology experts. The experts were given a delay of thirty days to deliver their respective opinions, counting from the day the case-file was served on them. The first expert delivered his opinion in five months and the second expert in over three months. The court also sought an additional opinion from the appointed orthopaedist.
At the last hearing the court decided to deliver a written judgment. The judgment, upholding the applicant's claim in part, was served on the applicant on 23 March 2000.
8.  On 6 April 2000 the applicant appealed to the Celje Higher Court (Višje sodišče v Celju).
On 23 November 2000 the court dismissed the applicant's appeal.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 12 December 2000.
9.  On 11 January 2001 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court (Vrhovno sodišče).
On 29 November 2001 the court allowed the applicant's appeal, set aside the judgments of the first- and second-instance courts and remitted the case for re-examination.
The decision was served on the applicant on 8 January 2002.
10.  Between 9 January 2002 and 16 January 2003 the applicant lodged five preliminary written submissions.
Of the four hearings held between 28 March 2002 and 15 May 2003 none was adjourned at the request of the applicant. However, two scheduled hearings were postponed to a later date at the request of the applicant. At least one of them was postponed because the applicant's lawyers were on holidays.
During the proceedings the court appointed a medical expert and gave him a delay of thirty days to deliver his opinion. The opinion was delivered in over two months. The court also took testimonies from the two experts appointed in the first proceedings before the first-instance court.
At the last hearing the court decided to deliver a written judgment. The judgment, upholding the applicant's claim in part, was served on the applicant on 5 September 2003.
11.  On 12 September 2003 the applicant appealed to the Celje Higher Court. ZT cross-appealed on 22 September 2003.
On 8 June 2005 the court allowed the applicant's appeal in part, dismissed ZT's appeal and increased the damages awarded.
The judgment was served on the applicant on 23 May 2005.
12.  On 6 July 2005 the applicant lodged an appeal on points of law with the Supreme Court.
On 1 December 2005 the court rejected the applicant's appeal on points of law as not allowed. The decision was served on the applicant on 29 December 2005.